Horse Sport Ireland will be holding Irish Sport Horse, Irish Sport Pony and Irish Draught Horse studbook mare inspections throughout the country in March and April 2025. Here are some helpful tips on how to ensure you and your mare are ready for the inspections: All mares are expected to be presented at show standard and must be sufficiently trained and fit to take part in all aspects of the selection (veterinary examination, conformation assessment, in-hand gait assessment, free gait assessment and jumping assessment). Mares must be able to stand correctly and quietly for the inspectors to make their assessment, the animal should be trained to show correctly in-hand, in walk and trot. Mares should also be trained through loose schooling for a number of weeks prior to the inspection. They should also be comfortable the free jumping prior to the inspection. The mare should be in good condition, be []